(CIVIL WAR) Pair of large illustrated artillery manuals

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(CIVIL WAR.) Pair of large illustrated artillery manuals. 8vo, condition below. New York, 1860 and 1865

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John Gibbon. "The Artillerist's Manual . . . Adapted to the Service of the United States." 13 folding plates, text illustrations. 568, [1] pages. 8vo, 1/4 sheep with gilt pictorial backstrip, moderate wear; inscribed by Lieutenant Horace W. Love of the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Plates are numbered 1-6 and 8-14; plate 7 not referenced in text and possibly not issued. New York: Van Nostrand, 1860
Alexander Holley. "A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor." Numerous full-page illustrations. xliv, [4], 900, [14] pages. 8vo, modern buckram; minor foxing, minor repairs to a few leaves; early signature on title page. New York: Van Nostrand, 1865.